WASHINGTON — A Russian sanctions bill has stalled in Congress amid partisan finger-pointing, leaving lawmakers worried the inaction could limit their legislative check on the Trump administration. Top Democratic senators warned President Donald Trump’s officials ahead of bilateral talks next week not to give back Russia’s diplomatic compounds in New York and Maryland that were […]
WINNIPEG, Canada — Well, that didn’t take long. Proving you can’t keep a good man — or a dehydrated one — down for long, former President Jimmy Carter returned to a Habitat for Humanity building site in Winnipeg Friday morning, one day after being hospitalized for dehydration. Habitat for Humanity broke the news with a
WASHINGTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s presidential campaign died in New Hampshire in February 2016, but the political account that paid for it has lived on until this week because of lingering debts. A report filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission shows that Christie collected $33,500 from contributors in June and used $23,000
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USAPresident Trump attended the Bastille Day parade Friday in Paris, where U.S. and French troops marched together to mark the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I. Mr. Trump and first lady Melania Trump joined French President Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte in bright sunshine on the reviewing platform to watch the parade
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International, USAOn July 15 2016, Turkey underwent an attempted coup against its government. The coup was prevented but repercussions are felt in every quarter of life in the county. The abortive coup paved the way for a number of radical changes and caused far-reaching social, economic and political consequences in Turkey. So what has changed in
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International, Middle EastNASHVILLE, Tenn. – The doctor pulls up a chair next to his patient, a 74-year-old woman with lung cancer. He tells her she doesn’t need more chemotherapy. Her eyes perk up; has she beaten her cancer? As it turns out, no. Her cancer has metastasized. She only has six months to live, at most. But
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWilliam Sachs Goldman, 38, was the grandson of San Francisco philanthropists Richard and Rhoda Goldman By Times of Israel staff William Goldman. (Courtesy University of San Francisco website) The grandson of a well-known Jewish philanthropist was killed in a plane crash near a small airport in San Francisco on Thursday. William Sachs Goldman, 38, was
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAA wild lioness has been observed suckling a leopard cub in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area, in the first ever observed instance of such animal behavior. Although certain cats like lions have been observed taking in and nursing the young of others of their own species—usually kin of their relatives—this sighting of cross-species adoption is unprecedented.
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International, The World We ShareBy Edwin Black WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the Jewish community in some quarters has lately been divided on Israel issues, some 5,000 evangelical Christians will gather in Washington, DC July 17-18 as a granite-like block of support to defend the Jewish State. They will be attending the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) policy conference held
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Middle East, USAHaiel Sitawe, 30, not supposed to be on patrol Friday, filled in for friend, police chief reveals at funeral; thousands attend funeral for Kamil Shnaan, 22, son of former Labor MK By Judah Ari Gross and Times of Israel staff Screenshot from the funeral of Haiel Sitawe, 30, in Maghar in northern Israel. Inset: Master
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Middle EastTwo years into a terror wave, attacks in Jerusalem’s Old City are not uncommon, but Friday’s strays from the norm in its proximity to holy site, identities of the shooters By Judah Ari Gross Nearly every aspect of Friday’s terror attack in Jerusalem, in which two police officers were gunned down, stands out as irregular,
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Middle EastIsraeli President Reuven Rivlin on Friday morning responded to the terror attack in Jerusalem’s Old City. In the attack, three terrorists descended the Temple Mount armed with weapons, and fired at a group of Israeli police officers who were standing near the Lions Gate. Two of the officers were killed and a third was injured.
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Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was important that President Donald Trump open his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin by raising the point of Russian meddling in American elections. It was equally important that he accepted Mr. Putin’s response. Russia — whether as the USSR or the Russian Federation — has spent decades
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International, Middle East, USATwo police officers were murdered on Friday morning in a terrorist shooting attack on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and a third was lightly wounded. The officers have been identified as Command Sergeant Major Hayil Satawi and Command Sergeant Major Kamil Shanaan. Satawi, 30, lives in the northern Druze town of Maghar, served his mandatory
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